The program covered current state-of-the-art natural language processing methods that can be applied to the detection and analysis of online norm violations such as hate speech and dissemination of fake news as well as for the design of targeted counter interventions.
The thesis aims to investigate how German political newspaper journalists are connected and how that impacts the information exchange and diffusion.
In August, researcher Wienke Strathern participated in a three day online workshop in the topic Longitudinal Social Network Analysis around the RSiena software. This workshop is particularly relevant for the analysis of the dynamically changing social networks.
Lukas J. Meier has joined the METHAD research project, which is focussing on developing an advisory system for ethically relevant decision making in clinical practice. Lukas studied philosophy and political science at the universities of Göttingen and Oxford.
In an effort to expand the scope of research on AI and its use in health related crises, and to further promote the Global AI Ethics Consortium, the IEAI will support four new research projects starting this fall with a total of €400,000 in funding.
How can AI help increase productivity and reduce losses in food production? And what ethical implications may ensue?
In his talk on The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Academia’s Role in Getting in Right at the IEAI Speaker Series on 23 July 2020, Prof. Price stressed the importance of planning and building the needed “infrastructure” within academia to support and foster discussions around AI-related issues.
In July, the IEAI signed a Letter of Intent with Celonis. The letter formalized our collective goal to promote AI ethics and bridge the gap between research and practice on responsible AI.
The PI Pr.Dr.Pfeffer is one of the organizers of this year's Sunbelt Conference, which is an annual meeting of the International Network of Social Network Analysis (INSNA). The event took place virtually from the 13th to the 17th of July.
The researcher Tina Kuo has joined the team of the Personalized AI-based Interventions Against Online Norm Violations: Behavioral Effects and Ethical Implications project. She is part of PI’s Prof. Dr. Grossklag's Cyber Trust team in Department of Informatics at TUM.
